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HELENA — Attorney General Steve Bullock is holding onto his lead in the money race among gubernatorial candidates. Candidates for statewide office on Thursday filed their campaign finance reports detailing how much money they spent and took in over the last three months. The deadline comes as the 2012 campaigns start to ratchet up with the new year. Bullock's campaign reported raising $160,691.12 between October and December. That and the $549,242 he has raised to date are tops among candidates from either party. The D...
It was a busy and difficult trip to Bozeman for the Havre Ice Hawks high school hockey team. Last weekend the Havre Ice Hawks played four games against the Bozeman Ice Dogs in Bozeman. The Ice Hawks had a tough weekend going winless for the weekend. The Ice Hawks lost 6-3 in the first game. Ned Malone, Brandon Huntington, and Caleb McLain each had one goal. In the second game the Ice Hawks lost 3-1 and Nate Welch had the only goal for the Ice Hawks. The Ice Hawks lost a tough one in the third game, losing 9-1, and Nate Welch... Full story
The Havre High boys and girls swim teams haven't competed since Dec. 17. But the Ponies will be back in action on Friday morning, in one of their most important meets of the season. Havre High travels to Hardin to face off against Billings Central and the host Hardin Bulldogs in the Class A Invitational. It's the Havre High's Desmond Fialkosky (below) races in the 100 freestyle during last month's Havre Invitational. The HHS swims teams are returning to the pool Friday in...
Nearly reaching the middle of their season, the Havre Blue Pony wrestling team is anxious to once again take the mat. With the holiday break ending, it has been two weeks since the Central A Blue Ponies have competed. Their last source of co Havre High's Thomas Gruber throws a CMR opponent over his back during a Havre Invitational wrestling match last month in Havre. Friday and Saturday, the Blue Ponies return from the holiday break by heading to the Cut Bank Invitational. mpetition was a dual with conference rival... Full story
Women's basketball in the Frontier Conference is as good as it gets in the NAIA. Just last season, both Lewis-Clark State and Westminster College made deep runs in the NAIA national tournament, and that bodes well for future Frontier teams. This season could be ev Montana State University-Northern's Nikki Tresch launches a shot during last Saturday's women's basketball game in Havre. Despite being picked to finish sixth, the Skylights have surged ahead so far this season. en... Full story
The 2010-11 Frontier Conference men's basketball season was one for the ages. From top to bottom, the league was as tough as it's been in a long time, and the Frontier playoffs were as competitive as ever. But as a new season dawns this weekend, fans could be in for a real treat, because this year's Frontier may even be better. With team MSU-Northern's Devin Jackson lays in a basket during last Friday's college basketball game in Havre. After winning the 2011 Frontier title, t...
Montana State University-Northern has picked up a lot of local talent in the past, and now with another Hi-Line addition, the Lights' wrestling program hopefully added another future success to the recruiting list. The Northern Lights wrestling program and head Chinook's Jorrell Jones pins a Chester/J-I opponent during the 2009 Havre Invitational. Jones, who recently signed to wrestle at MSU-Northern, is a returning state champion at 215 pounds and is currently ranked No. 1 at that weight in Class B-C. coach Tyson Thivierge... Full story
Colleen Stabio, 70, of Chinook, passed away Dec. 25, 2011, due to natural causes. Memorial services will be held Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, at 11 a. m. at Edwards Funeral Home Chapel. Arrangements are made by Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook....
Phyllis McCartney, 86, of Chinook, passed away Dec. 20, 2011, due to natural causes. Funeral services will be held Friday, Jan. 6, 2011, at 11 a. m., at the Assembly of God Church. Arrangements are made by Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook.... Full story
Charles Cross Mr. Charles Cross passed on Monday evening, Jan. 2, at his daughter's home in Butte. He was born in Rudyard, on Oct. 19, 1924, to Walter and Velma (Austin) Cross. Mr. Cross served his country with the United States Army as a member of the Burma Road force in India. Following his service, he returned home and on Nov. 28, 1946, he married the former Marie Mangold. Mrs. Cross preceded her husband in death in 1998. He trained as a refrigeration repairman in Chicago before returning to the Hi-Line where he worked...
AP Photo/Ravalli Republic, David Erickson Jim Kyle of Darby, is shown at Hamilton Monday. Since 1943, the 86-year-old retiree from Darby has donated 185 units of blood. That's more than 23 gallons. DARBY (AP) — Almost seven decades ago, Jim Kyle donated his first pint of blood. And that first unit has turned into a lifetime of giving. Since 1943, the 86-year-old retiree from Darby has donated 185 units of blood. That's over 23 gallons. "It helps people," Kyle said. "I'm glad to help in that way." Every two seconds, someone i...
BROWNING (AP) — A pair of rare winter wildfires fueled by 60 mph gusts burned buildings and forced hundreds from their homes overnight on Montana's Blackfeet Indian Reservation, but better weather conditions on Thursday helped firefighters get a handle on the blazes. The two blazes started around sundown Wednesday and together grew to 16,000 acres by early Thursday, said tribal spokesman Wayne Smith. At least 300 people were evacuated from homes and a boarding school, though no injuries had been reported. "It's probably t...
Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson Montana State University-Northern's new Chancellor James Limbaugh answers questions from the local press in his office in Cowan Hall this morning. Limbaugh's first day on the job was Sunday. Montana State University-Northern's new Chancellor James Limbaugh hit the ground running, and driving, this week, spending more time around campus or in a car to and from Bozeman than behind his desk in Cowan Hall. Limbaugh, in a press conference this morning, gave a summary of his first few days of work as...
A shout out goes to the Montana Supreme Court for its decision to uphold Montana's 99-year-old ban on corporate contributions to political campaigns. The decision appears to fly in the face of the U.S. Supreme Court's dreadful decision in the Citizens United case that corporations are, for the sake of political contributions, the same as people. Under the federal ruling, corporations can make anonymous contributions to groups who advocate positions and oppose political candidates. Groups organized by Republican Karl Rove...
The U.S. Postal Service needs to work toward balancing its books while fulfilling its mission of delivering mail to homes, businesses, hospitals and schools throughout the United States, including in our rural areas. Recently, under the banner of fiscal responsibility, the USPS has targeted more than 650 post offices for closure, including 85 in Montana, all in small, rural communities in our state. Lesley Robinson No one suggests the Postal Service shouldn't tighten its belt. In fact, it should consider eliminating post offi...
It's Sunday, the first day of January. Today I received a love letter. It didn't arrive in the conventional manner, tucked in my box at the post office, enclosed in an envelope with my name in the center and a cancelled stamp in the upper right-hand corner. It fell out of a book I was reading, a used book, "Garbo Laughs," a novel by Elizabeth Hay, a writer from Ottawa, Canada. Who knows how long it had held a place between the pages. I turned the page and a small piece of...
BILLINGS (AP) — A dog that was feared dead after it was swept away in a weekend avalanche that killed its owner showed up four days later at the Montana motel where its owners had stayed the night before going backcountry skiing. Search and rescue team member Bill Whittle said he was "positive" that the Welsh corgi — named Ole — had been buried in Saturday's avalanche. AP Photo/Natasha Baydakova In this photo released by Natasha Baydakova on Wednesday Jan. 4,2011 showing a Welsh corgi dog named Ole that showed up at a Cooke...
According to a Montana Highway Patrol crash report, Brandon Brostrom flipped his truck at 5 a.m. today. The report says the 18-year-old was driving on Warrick Road, south of Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation between the mountains and Big Sandy, when he hit an icy patch and lost control. "Vehicle began to fishtail and the vehicle entered a clockwise rotation," the report by trooper Joel Knutsen says. "Vehicle went into the ditch on the south side of the roadway and rolled one half times coming to rest upside down on its top."...
On Saturday, Nov. 24th, 32 keglers tried to conquer the difficult lane conditions across the Hi Line Lanes. In the final game, Erik Kanning of Shelby took home the top prize of $380 by defeating James LaBuda of Big Sandy 181 to 208 in the step ladder. In the step ladder, it was Chris LaBuda over Doris Kimmerle of Great Falls 189 to 196; then James LaBuda over Chris (his son) 173 to 237; then James defeating Andy Kost of Missoula 230 to 203 for third place. Bowlers competing in the challenge came from Harlem, Shelby, Big... Full story
A lot of fans didn't know what to expect from the very young Havre High football team this past season. But after another run into the state playoffs, and after a handful of athletes garnered All-Conference honors, the Central A Blue Ponies keep getting noticed for what they did on the field. Three HHS players were honored recently by being named to the 2012 Class A All-State Team. Senior Zach Plum was named an All-State wide receiver, while Thurman Holdsclaw was named an All-State tight end, and Dane Warp was named an...
Montana State University-Northern's Kody Reed, left, holds down UGF's Adam Wolfe during Tuesday night's NAIA dual at the Armory Gymnasium. The Lights beat the Argos by one point. MSU-Northern's Max Payne, top, controls UGF's Brock Picard during the 174-pound match in Tuesday night's NAIA dual at the Armory Gymnasium. Northern's Duell Stadel, left, tries to get away from UGF's Danny Luttrell during Tuesday night's match between the Lights and Argos at the Armory Gymnasium.... Full story
A geologist explained how coal, oil and natural gas are created, and why that means a huge boom of production on the Hi-Line is not likely in the next few years, during a lecture Tuesday in Havre. Jay Gunderson of the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology said the geology and geological history of north-central Montana has led to large deposits of coal and natural gas, but access to oil is not so likely. "The geology here in north-central Montana is not so good for generating oil, " he said during the energy on the Hi-Line...
Tuesday in Havre, people attending the first of a series of lectures about energy and the Hi-Line heard a fairly consistent message: While an energy boom like North Dakota and north-eastern Montana is not likely to hit north-central Montana any time soon, the region should prepare and likely will see activity. The lectures were the first in an "occasional" series sponsored by Montana State University-Northern, the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce and Bear Paw Development Corp, said Northern Chancellor Jim Limbaugh. "There's a... Full story
Havre Daily News/Lindsay Brown Jay Gunderson, research geologist with the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, speaks Tuesday morning at Montana State University-Northern's Hensler Auditorium. While eyes around the world are on new extraction techniques and jobs in petroleum fuels in areas such as the Bakken formation in northeastern Montana and western North Dakota and the oil sands in Alberta, Havre's university has been looking to the future, not millions of years in the past, for energy production. At the first lecture... Full story
Emily Montgomery Emily Montgomery, 34, died of cancer Dec. 3, 2012, at her home in San Diego, Calif. She is the daughter of Lynn Engleson Montgomery and the late Tom Montgomery, formerly of Havre. She is the granddaughter of Norma Engleson and the late Don Engleson, and granddaughter of former Havre residents Bob and Darlene Montgomery. Emily is survived by her husband, Chris Wakeham; her son, Miles, 2; and her daughter, Elois, who was born 11 weeks early due to her mother's cancer. Eloise is doing fine now, weighing 6...
